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Thursday, March 17, 2016

DOMINANCE NEVER DIES

Masters & Mercenaries Book 11

By: Lexi Blake

Publication Date: June 14, 2016

A loss he can’t forget

Since losing his twin brother, Theo, in the line of duty,
Case Taggart has felt dead inside. The former Navy SEAL has dedicated himself
to his family and their business but he can’t help but feel stuck as he watches
everyone else move on with their lives. Only meeting the beautiful Mia brings
Case out of his misery, until he discovered she was just a reporter looking for
a story. Betrayed, he turned his back on her and never looked back.

An attraction she can’t deny

Mia Danvers can’t get Case Taggart out of her head. Though
they hadn’t been lovers, she’d felt more for him than for any man she’d ever
met. Growing up in the shadow of her over-protective, older brothers, she felt
free when she was with Case and she longs to feel that way again. She knows
that if she can find any trace of Theo Taggart, Case will be forced to let her
back into his life. Months of searching have finally paid off and she knows
this is her second chance.

A desperate search

Case and Mia follow the clues they hope will lead them to
Theo and the villainous Hope McDonald, but the search becomes increasingly
dangerous. From Dallas to South America and beyond, dark forces work against
them and threaten their lives. With each step forward, Case and Mia are pulled
closer together and forced to confront their mutual attraction. But when the
truth about Theo is revealed, Case may have to make a choice between his
brother and the only woman he’s ever loved.

EXCERPT:

Case forced himself to stop. He pulled away from the
drugging kisses she was giving him. He couldn’t go down that path. If he was
going to take her, it would be on his terms and that meant he wasn’t going to
play the idiot. He wasn’t going to ask for more than she could give him. He
wasn’t going to pretend this was some grand love. She wasn’t Charlotte and he
wasn’t Ian. They didn’t get that forever thing.

But they could have this.

“What’s wrong?” She looked up at him and then started to
pull away.

He wasn’t going to let that happen. He turned her around so
his front nestled her back. “Nothing’s wrong. I want to feel you. Do you have
any idea how long I’ve waited to touch you, Mia? How often I’ve thought about
this?” His hands were on her waist and he brought them up slowly. “I want to
memorize every inch of your skin and do you how I’m going to do it?”

She leaned back into him. “You’re going to touch me.”

He loved how breathless she was. No other woman ever
responded as honestly to him as she did. He could trust her body even if he
didn’t trust the rest of her. Oh, she wouldn’t mean to hurt him. He actually
believed that, but she would choose her world. She would choose her family over
him. He could keep her for a little while.

“What am I going to touch you with, princess?” He moved
slowly, letting his hands find the warm skin under her shirt.

“Your hands.” Her head fell back against his chest. Without
heels on she didn’t quite reach his shoulders. “I want your hands everywhere,
Case. They feel so good.”

“I will touch you everywhere, but that’s not all I’ll do.”
He was right under her breasts. This was one of the things D/s had taught him.
Sex required discipline. Patience. Control. He wanted to shove her on that bed
and force his dick inside her, but that wouldn’t make it good for her. This
methodical arousal of every inch of her body would make her ready for him,
would make her scream for him.

Might make her stay with him for a while.

He flattened one palm on the curve of her belly, the other
touching the band of her bra. There was zero reason to hide how hard he was. He
let his cock rub against her backside. “I’m going to put my hands on you. I’ll
touch your breasts and cup that hot ass of yours and I will let my fingers
explore how hot and wet your pussy gets for me.”

“You’re killing me, Case.” She squirmed a little as though
trying to get him to move.

He held her tight, his mouth against her ear. “Don’t. We
haven’t talked about punishments so I’m not going to stop and spank that sweet
ass, but now you’ve been warned. This is my time. It’s my time to explore your
body and get you hot. I’ll give you time later, but for now you’ll let me enjoy
how you feel under my hands.”

“D/s sucks,” she said with a shaky laugh.

He ran the tip of his tongue along her ear, enjoying the way
she shivered. “No it doesn’t. It makes us take things slow and really get to
know each other’s bodies and responses. It makes thoughtful lovers. I want to
be your lover, Mia. Do you understand what I mean by that? I don’t want to be
your boyfriend. I want to be your Dom. It’s different. A boyfriend can take you
or leave you. A Dom is responsible for you. It means something deeper to me.”

“I’ve had boyfriends and not one of them made me feel the
way you do,” she admitted. “Please don’t stop. I’ve waited so long for this.”

He could smell her shampoo and the soap she used. He leaned
down and ran his nose along the graceful column of her throat. “When I’m done
touching you, I’m going to taste you.” He ran his tongue from her collarbone
back up to her ear. “I’m going to lick you and we’ll see how you like a little
bite.”

He nipped at her ear, just a little sharp bite that made her
jump in his arms. She groaned, but it wasn’t one that told him she was in pain.

Her body shook with her husky chuckle. “Javier and I were
just friends. Promise. I liked the flogger he owned more than him. I liked the
sting. I thought I could maybe survive a thud, but I got so hot when he hit me
with the stinger. I wasn’t thinking about him though. I always thought of you.
It was never him holding that son of a bitch and making me beg for more.”

Fuck, she could talk dirty, too and that did something for
him. “I didn’t bring a flogger with me. I should have been more optimistic, but
I think you’ll find I can still take care of you. I’ll find all kinds of things
to torture you with, princess. But first I’m going touch everything that just
became mine.”

NY Times and USA Today
bestselling author Lexi Blake lives in North Texas with her husband, three
kids, and the laziest rescue dog in the world. She began writing at a young
age, concentrating on plays and journalism. It wasn't until she started writing
romance and urban fantasy that she found the stories of her heart. She likes to
find humor in the strangest places and believes in happy endings no matter how
odd the couple, threesome, or foursome may seem.